Linotype and other type-casting machine.



c. A ALBREGHT & 0.- MUEHLEISEN. LINOTYPE AND OTHER TYPE CASTING MACHINE- APPLIUATION FILED APR. 10.1908.

913,447. Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

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FIGLL G. A. ALBRECHT & G. MUEHLEISEN. LINOTYPE AND OTHER TYPE CASTING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED APR.10.1908.

Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

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0. A. ALBRECHT & G. MUEHLEISEN.

LINOTYPE AND OTHER TYPE CASTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 10.1908.

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Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

U. A. ALBRECHT (K: C. MUEHLBISEN. LIN OTYPB AND OTHER TYPE CASTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED APR.10.1908.

Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

C. A. ALBRECHT & C. MUEHLEI$EN-.

LINOTYPE AND OTHER TYPE CASTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR 10. 1008.

913,447, Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

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APPLICATION FILED APR.10.1908.

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W 7/VE55ES C. A. ALBRECHT & G. MUEHLEISBN.

LINOTYPE AND OTHER TYPE CASTING MACHINE APPLICATION FILED APR. 10.1908.

91 3,447. Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

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APPLICATION FILED APR.'10.1908.

Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

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LINOTYPE AND OTHER TYPE CASTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.10.1908.

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CHRISTIAN A. ALBRECHT, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, AND CARL MUEHLElSEMfOF BERLIN, GERMANY.

LINOTYPE AND OTHER TYPE-CASTING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April 10, 1908. Serial No. 426,383.

Patented m. as, 1909.

Casting Machines, of which the following is a specification.

Attempts have already been. made to simplify and cheapen the well known Mergenthaler linotype-machine, and more particularly to reduce the space which it requires, by .vert'icallyplacing its magazine. However this vertical disposition of the magazine alone does not sullice for rendering the linetypemachine actually useful and in proportion cheap for the smaller and smallest printing-offices. -l\loreovcr this arrangement or the magazine presents the serious defect, that the distributing mechanism is placed so high as to excessively increase the difliculties in putting the machine in order in case of derangement.

Our inventionrel'ates to improvements in linotype-machines with vertical magazines, whereby the machine is rendered actually useful while the indicated defect is avoided.

The objects of .our improvcmei'it are not only toreduce the the inachinc, but

' also to simplify all ofitsivarious mechanisms suilicientlylow.

in order to render the price ofthc machine The vertical ma azine is P i lowered, SUiLS to rcduce the distance between its mouth and the upper part of the traveling belt serving for conveying the delivered matrices to the assembling mechanism. The said upper part of the traveling bolt is only slightly inclined, so as to further reduce the height of the machine. In order to insure the correct order of succession, in which the various matrices delivered froiii the magazine under the action. of the respective keys follow one another, the now shortened vertical channels are differently bent towards the assembling mechanism, the radius of their curvature being successively reduced from rightto left, so as to cause the matrices from all the channels of the magazine to reach the assembling mechanism within the same space of time. Simple means are provided in: place of the known complicated mechanisms'for releasing the vertically movable yoke with the composed line of matrices and space bars and allowing it to drop, further for separating the matrices from the space bars, and for trimming the feet and the burs of the linotypes.

e will now proceed to describe our invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is an elevation of the u )pcr part of the improved linotype-macl ine, Fig. l is an elevation of the lower part of the same, a portion on the left being broken away and certain parts being shown in section, Figqi is a vertical cross section through the same on the line FF-F in Fig. 1 and on the brolgen line CD in Fig. 1, seen from left torig'ht Fig. 3 is a side view of the vertical magazine and a part of the machine frame, Flg.".i;:lS.-. 9= ..;nilar side view, n which the magazine occupies an inclined extreme POSIhlOI'l; Fig.

5 is a plan on a reduced scale of the'driv-ii'ig,

gear and various mechanisms below, 6 1s apart on an enlarged scale out ol"-Fig.-l'

and shows the assembling mechanism, the

vertically movable yoke and part of the melting pot. Fig. 7 IS a )lan of the assembling mechanism shown iii 1 lg. 6, Fig. 8 is a verti al cross section through the line .\-B in Fig. (J, Fig. 9 18 a plan of parts ol the assembling mechanism inthcir normal position, Fig. 10 is a similar plan and shows the parts in their other extreme/position, Fig. ll is an I elevation on a reduced scale of the left part of the liiiotype-machiiie, Fig. 12 is a side. view of the same, when looked at from the left, Fig. 13 is a vertical cross section on an 7 a enlarged scale through the line (r-l.l. In Fig.

5 and shows the ejecting mechanism in one.

position, Fig. 14 is a vertical i'rosssection on the same enlarged scalc through the line' IK in Fig. 5 and shows knives for trimming the feet and burs of the lii olype, Fig. 15 is a view similar to Fig. 13 and shows the parts of the ejecting mcchanism in an other position, Fig. '16 is a diagram and shows the mold and the mechanism for trimming the linotypc in four dillcrcnt positions, the periphery of the actuating cam drum being developed, Fig. 17 is an. elevation on an enln ged scale of the mechanism for separal the matrices hour the space bars and for conveying them to the feeding. screw spindles along the distributor-rail, Fig. 't8 is a similar view, certain parts occupy another position. Fig. 19 is a vertical cross section through the line L M in Fig. 1'1 and his shows a matrix, Fig. is a similar section and shows a space bar, Fig. 21 is an elevation on a larger scale of the distributing mechanism, an intermediate p omitted, Fig. 22 is a side view of the same, when lookedat from the right, Fig. 23 is a similar view, in which a certain art occupies another position, Fig. 24 is an e evation on a larger scale of a modification of the assem bling mechanism, Fig. 25 is aplan of the same, and Fig. 26-is a side view of the same, when looked at'trom the left.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views. 15 g In the drawings wehave illustrated our linotype-machine in a mode of execution, from which certain known mechanisms or devices are omitted. V

The machine comprises a frame N convenient construction, in which a horizontal rod 4 (see-Figs. 1 to 1) is secured. A supporting frame 2 is mounted on this rod 4 to rock, 1t being and horizontally by I means of adjusting screws 5, 5 in lugs 3, 3 on the frame 2. A .magazine 1 of any known and approved construction is made to hang on the top edge of the supporting frame 2 and isin any known manner prevented from horizontally shifting thereon,"for example by means of a ledge on thesaid topedge engaging in a corresponding recess of the top zine 1, as shown. T e magazine 1 is made to normally bear by reason of its weight against horizontal pins 9, 9 provided on the machine frame N. -Thereby. the magazine 1' is held' in its. normal vertical position.

Two horizontal studs'Z Z! are provided on themachine frame N on both sides of the 40 magazine 1 and carry at their front ends a orizontal rail 7, against which the top of the magazine 1 is normally pressed by helical s rings Z Z surrounding the studs Z Z wit the aid of two arms 6 made in one piece with two handlesS, the long naves of which are turnable on the studs Z The handles 8 and arms 6 operate in a manner similar to ordinary window-turns. When the handles 8 are turned downwards into their vertical osition, their arms 6 will en- 'age behindtlde magazine 1 for holding the atter in its normal position shown at Fig. -3. --On turning the two handles 8 upward through a convenient angle, the magazine 1 me set at liberty and can be tilted rear- 'ward, see Fig. 4. In thisinclined position 'thcmagazine 1 can be secured by so turning of any 2 0 the handles 8 as to cause their arms 6 to stop the magazine 1, as is clearly shown.

The inclined osition' of the magazine 1 will greatly facilitate the internal cleaning of the magazine and parts, if any derangement should occur.

-f Them' azine 1 is provide'd'with an escape- 66 ment mezfianism of any known constructlon made adjustable vertically rojection of the maga-.

the setting in order of various eaving .the remotest ma art being i 13 as usual. In the key-board O of any and the lowermost matrices m in the several known construction the finger-keys are assumed-to be arranged in six superposed rows (see Fi 2) and the ke levers 10, 10 belonging to t e keys in the t ree lower rows are assumed to rock on a horizontal rod 15, while l those belonging to the keys in the three up er rows are assumed to rock on another orizontal rod 14. All thekey levers 10,10-

are made in one with upright arms 11, 11,

which normally bear on the several escapement levers n and can rock the same on their finger-keys being lowermost matrices m. This arrangement presents the advantage, that the ma azine 1 depressed fondelivering the can be at once removed and. replace by an other one without any trouble or inconvenience. In Fig. 1 only a few key-levers 10 and arms 11 are shown, while a few others are shown in section. one side provided with '(see Fig. 2) for deliverin by means of its verticifi and 1 the lowermost space bar s.

a special key-lever. 16 in a known manner rod-16. (see Figs1 The key-board O is on 'In order to reduce the height of the linotype-machine we only slightly incline the upper art of the endless traveling belt 17, whic serves for conveying the delivered matrices m to the assembling mechanism. We further reduce the distance between the gazine 1 and the said upper mouth of the ma part of the belt 17, so that the ribs 18, 18 for guiding the matrices are made far shorter".

than in ordinary linotype-machines. g

' As the traveling belt 17 runs at a constant speed and the paths of the matrices from the mouths of the several magazine channels to the assembling mechanism greatly vary in length, there would be a danger that the matrices'delivered fromthe magazine would not arrive at the assemblingmecham'sm in the rescribed order of succession, the matrix F azine channel arriving later than the fol owing matrix delivered from any nearer magazine channel.

In order to. avoid this danger we bend the several ribs 18, 18 toward the assembling mechanism, that is to the left, in a varying manner, as is clearly-shown in Figs. land 1", so that their lower ends project the more to the left from-the vertical lines of their upper; ends, the nearer they are to the assembling mechanism. Thereby the speed of any matrix m falling down the res ective bent rib 18 -is the more retarded by riction thei'neare'r the rib 18 is to the assembling mechanism, so that the matrices delivered from the va-: rious magazine channels will severally practically arrivewithinlthesame s ace of time at the assembling mechanism. 11 this manner theprescribedofder of succession of the delivered from different magazine channels and arriving at the assembling mechanism is insured.

A horizontal rod 41 (see Figs. 1 and 6 to 12) is fastened in the macl iineframe N and parallel to it another rod 23 (Figs. 6, 8 and 24) in the same vertical plane is mounted in the machine frame N to longitudinally move. This rod 23 is constantly pressed by a helical spring 23 to the right in Figs. 1 and 1 and carries at its left end an arm 21 which at its upper end is guided by the rod 41 engaging in its eye; (in the front of the arm. 2-1 two paru in Fig. Per the like. parallel to the rod allel vertical rails t i (see Figs. 1, 6, 8 and 11) are placed horizontally and are fastened on the machine frame in any convenient manner, for example by means of a support These rails 25 25 are 23 and serve for guiding the matrices m and space bars 8 while being composed to form a line. At the right ends of the rails t t in Fig". 1 a well known star wheel 22 is mounted to turn in the machine frame N and is driven by means of an endless ;belt and pulleys from the shaft of one pulley over which the traveling belt 17 passes, as is shown in dotted lines. A. known inclined fixed plate 19 straddling the traveling belt 17 directs the dropping matrices m and space bars .9 downward over the star wheel 22, which erects them and pushes them to the left between the rails t t. The latter are provided at the end next to the star wheel 22 With slots 20 through which the composed line of matrices and space bars can be seen. The arm 21 mentioned above is at its upper end made in one piece with a cranked resistant '0 (see Figs. 6 and 8, also 26), which extends downward between the two rails t t and against which the composed line of matrices and space bars is advanced. T o prevent the composed line from recoiling on the star wheel 22 presenting a tooth space to it, a pinching lever 25 (see Fig. 6) is mounted on the arm 21 to rock on a pin 40. This lever 25 has an oval eye (see Fig. 8), through which the rod 41 passes, and is pressed to the leftby a helical spring 44. From an eXami nation of Fig. 6 it will be clear that it is easy for the star wheel 22 to push the composed line of matrices m and space bars s forward to the left, since the spring 44 yields and per mits the pinching lever 25 to turn a little upwards owing to the friction of its eye on the rod 41. When the composed line is released hy'the star wheel presenting a tooth space to it, the arm 21 with the resistant a will be instantaneously stopped by the lever 25 pinching the rod'41. Parallel to the rod 11 a short horizontal rod 30 is fastened in the machine frame N and on this rod 30 a bracket 31 can be longitudinally adjusted in accordance with the length of the line to be composed. This bracket 3| carries a signal bell 28 and a hammer 27 which is nmmall pressed on a pin shown by a helical spring 29 and has an arm 45.

plane (see Figs. 9 and 10). (Erie arm 38 car-- ries an adjustable screw SQwhic-h is adapted to bear on the upper end of'the pinching lever if It will be seen, that on turning the lever o8 in the "direction of the hands of a clock in Fig. 9 the adjustable screw 39 will bring the pinching lever into its vertical position (see Fig. 10) for releasing the rod 41 and permitting the rod 23 with the arm 21 and resistant v to return to their initial position. ()n the free end of the arm 37 is a pin, on which a bent lever L 1 43 is mounted to' rock in a horizontal plane. The vertical arm 21 has on its top a projection 47 which is connected with the smaller arm 4-3 of the bent lever 2-1, 43 by a helical spring 42 and is provided with a hole for guiding the end of the larger arm 24. This end of the arm'24 is on the rieht in Figs. 9 and 10 so cut out as to form a shoulder which can snap behind and bear on the projection =17 on the three-armed lever 36, 37, 38 being turned in the direction of the hands of a clock, see Fig. 10. On the rod 30 is a stop- 14-7, see Figs. 6 and 7, which is in the path of the arm 24.

It will now be understood, that when the rod 23 with the arm 2] and the various parts thereon is permitted to return to its initial position on the right in Fig. 1, the stop 147 will strike the 'arm .24 and press it against the left inside 01' the hole in the projection 47, whereupon the helical spring -12 will pull the bent lever 43, 24 rearward and thus turn the three-armed lever 36, 37, 38 into the normal position shown at Fig. 9, in which the pinchmgr lever 2:" is released and permitted to pinch the rod 41 under the action of the spring 44. The projecting reduced end of the arm 24% of the bent lever 24, 43 is in. its normal positionmlapted to strike the arm 26 I of the hammer (seeFig. (i) and to raise the same andti'iereby turn the latter, until it strikes the adjustable bracket 31 and releases the arm 26, whereupon under the action of the spring 28? the hammer 27 strikes the signal bell 28, so that the latter sounds and announces to the opera-nor, that the adjusted length of the line to be composed has been nearly reached. The arm 2c of the. hammer 27 will then snap behind the projet-ting reduced end of the arm 24 and thereby prevent the rod 23 with the/arm 21 and all the parts thereon from shifting, until. the thrower-med lever 36, J37, $38 is turned in the direction of the hands of a olocl; in Fig. 10 and thus the projecting redured end of the arm let is withdrawn so that it can not strike the arm 261101 the bracket 31 This turning of (he three-armed lever 36, 37, 35-; is effected in the following;manner: On the resistant o On the upper part of the resistant o is a pin '11? on which a three-armed lever 36; 37, is mounted to rock in a horizontal an operating lever 23.; is mounted to rock in a.

' 36 and 37 amplqspace is left to the .operatknown upper triangular cuts in .t e matrices means" of the handle 35 and 'tne hook 34 the the three-armed lever 36, 37-, 38 from shiftl ward before reaching the end ofthe path of the arfn21. For this reason it may be pref-- erable (although it is not absolutel neces left 1n the direction of the arrow shown in a pin, on'which a roller 147} is mounted to with a handle 35 (see Figs. 1 6, 7, 8, and also 24 to 26), a hook 34 and a segment 45.. The arm 36 of the three-armed lever 36, 37, 38 is shaped in a manner clearly shown at Fig. 10, its end being bent towards the arm 37 and leaving a narrow passage through which the operating lever 33 and the segment can pass. Between the two arms ing lever 33 (see Fig.9) in its normal position shown at Fig. 1 *;in which the operating lever 33 bears against the rear side of the-arm 36 and the segment 45 is beneath the arm 36. The hook 34 is at-right an les to the operating lever 33 and is adapte to engage behind the last matrix m of the composed 11ne','while' the operating lever 33 may en age in the m and space bars 8, as is clearly shown'at'Fig. 6. When the operating lever 33 occupies its normal inclined position shown at Fig. 1, it bears against the left, inside of the space be tween the two arms 36 and 37 andis there revented from turning downwards on the eft. On the signal bell 28 soundin the o erator'turns by means of the handfe 35 t e operating lever 33 downwards in the direction of the dotted arrow in Fig. 24, so that first the 0 erating lever 33 sliding in the slot. between tlie two arms 36 and 37 and passing through the narrow passage shown at Fig. 10 will turn the tl'iree-armed lever 36, 37, 38 and afterward the segment 45 will engage in and pass through the said passage and prevent the three-armed lever 36. 37, 38 from shifting. The operator can an move by composed line between the two rails t t to the Fi 6 while straining the tension "of. the" he ical sprin 2.3 In this manner the com-- posed line 0 matrices m and space bars 8 is transferred to the vertically movable yoke 32 to'be presently described. It is obvious that during the return of thee erating lever 33 with the arm '21 and. the r05 23 from left to right it is ossible'for the operator. to=turn meanwhile t "e operating lever 33 back to its normal osition before the" arm 21. reaches its initial position since the shoulder of the arm 24 bearing on the projection 47 prevents ing, so that the projecting reduced endof the arm 24 can not strike the arm 26 of the, hammer 27. It may be that the operator; forgets to turn the operating lever 33' up sary) to effect the turning upwar of the operating lGWBITn33 in an automatical manner as follows: On the segment 45 is fastened turning downward from its normal osition shown in Fig. 24. On the operating ever 33 with the yielding resistant o and the composed line being'moved to the left, the roller "147 will strike the cam 148 and turn it upward, whereby the further movement to the left is permitted. Onv the return of the yieldin resistant o fromleft' to right the cam 148 will strike the roller 147 and thereby turn the operating lever -33 upward, in the direction of the full arrow in Fig. 24, into a vertical position or nearly so. On the machine frame'N is further fastened a long leaf spring 150, theleft free end of which is bent in-the manner shown at Fig. 24. It will be seen that during the return from left to right of the arm 21- the bent end of the. leaf spring 150 will strike the roller 147 and push it to the left and thus move the operating lever '33 a little beyondits vertical position until the rollen147 Ieaves the rejection 149 and is now pressed downward g of the leaf spring 150, thus turning the operatin lever 33 into its initial position.

.In the machine frame Nare fastened two vertical rods 108 and 109 (see Figs. 1, 1, 6, 11 and 12) for guiding the vertically mov a'ble yoke 32 by means of a sleeve 50 and ear 32 respectively. The yoke 32 may be ofany known construction, the essential point being that it is adapted to receive the composed line of matrices m and space bars 8 and to present the inta lio letters of the same to the mouth of a mo (1 82 -(see Fig. 2) to be described later on, The yoke 32 is suspended from a'rope 99, which extends upward and passes over one of two pulleys 100 (see Figs. 11 and 12) downward, then round one oftwo pulleys 101 again upward, next over the other ulley 100 downward and at lastround the other. pulley 101 upward, where its other end is attached to a helical spring 102, which .in.turn is attached to a hook 103 on the machine frame N. 'The' two upper pulleys 100 curedjo'n the maehine frame. pulleys 101 are in a similar manner independently turnable on a pin at the u per free connected with a secondcranked lever 115 by means of a long sleeve or nave 106 loose on an'axle 106 secured in the machine frame N. A horizontal shaft 71 is mounted in the machine frame to turn and carries a cam disk 79, which is adapted to actuate a roller 107 at the free end-of the cranked lever 1.15. The shaft 71 is in a manner to be describeddater onperiodically set in motion to make a sin' le complete revolution in the direction 'of t e hands of a clock in Fig. 12. In the normal turn, see Figs. 24- to 26. On them'achine position of the parts shown in full lines ing. 12 the vertically movable yoke 32 regisframe is fastened a projection .149, to l ters with the two rails t t, so that it is adapted y 'the straight part 1 aremounted to' turn separately on a pin se- The two lower 1e 5" end of a cranked lever 104, which is rigidly f? to receive. the composed line. The yoke 32 is kept in this normal position by a springpressed' -iawl 48 which hangs on some pin 49 (see Fig. 6) or other projection on the rails t t. The upper horizontal part of the operating lever 33 adjoining the handle 35 (see Fig. 26) is adapted to strike the s hing-pressed pawl 48, wherebythe yoke 32 1s releasedand allowed to drop. This is permitted by the shape of the cam disk 79 as will be clear after an examination of Fig. 12. The short path of the two pulleys 101 permitted by the recess in the periphery of the cam disk 79 is multiplied by the four strings carrying them, so that the path of the yoke 32 is four times as great andthe yoke 32 at the. end of its descent will be opposite to the mold 82 (see Figs. 1 and 2.) At this moment the roller 107 will bear on the part of the peri her of the eam disk 79 which is nearest to t e s left 71. j 'N'Vhen during the revolution of the latter the cam disk 79 depresses the roller 107 the yoke 32 will be thereby raised to its highest position, indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 12', in which position it registers with the 1 upper rails :12 (see Figs. 1 and 11) leading to the distributing mechanism.- On the roller 107 leaving the part of the cam disk 79 remotest from the shaft 71 and run nin on the lower part shown of same in Fig. 12 t e yoke 32 will be agaih lowered int'o'its normal position shown at F 1 in which its springpressed pawl 48 engages the pin 49 or the like on the rails it. At this mom nt the roller107 will have left the point on th cam disk 79, as is shown at Fig. 12, and the shaft 71 will stop.

0n the. machine frame-N a horizontal rail 84 (see Figs. 1 and 2) is mounted to rock around-a vertical pin 84 on the right (see Fig. 5) while its left free end is guided in the machine frame. On the rail 84 a slide 83 is mounted to reciprocate and this slide 83 carries a mold 82, which in its normal position presents its cavity to the mouth of a melting-pot 73. The latter may be of any known construction and'is in. any known manner guided in the machine frame in the cross direction.- A cam disk 72 is fastened onthe shaft 71' and is adapted to horizontally reciprocate the melting -pot 73 by means of suitable parts as shown in Fig. 5.

Unit pin in the machine frame N a lever 75 (see Figs. 2and 5) lS mounted to vertically rock, which-is pivotally connected with a vertical rod 75 hinged to the piston .73 of the. melting pot 73, and is permanently resse'd downwards by a helical spring 76. 11 about its middle the lever 75 carries a roller which is adapted to roll on-t'he peripheryof a cam disk :74 fastened on the shaft ,71. The slide 83 above mentioned is pivotally connected by means of a link 87 (see Fig. 16) with a cranked lever 85 (Fig. 2)

I i which is fulcrumed on the machine frame at 86 and carries a roller 88 that engages in the yoke 32 is .dapted to set the shaft 71 to roller 88 and lever 85 operates the slide 83' with the mold 82. On the rail 84 is fastened a bent bracket 84 (see Fig. 14) carrying knives 90, 90 and 91, of which the rear knife 91 is adapted to trim the foot of the cast linotype during the movement of the slide 83 from left to right, while the two front knives 9t) and are hdapted to trim the burs during the m vement of the slide 83 from right to left. From an examination of Fig. 5 it will be evident, that on the slide 83 being pulled from left to right by the lever 85, the link 87 working eccentrically on the rail 84 will turn the latter a little rearward so as to withdraw the mouth of the mold 82 from the composed line of matrices and s are bars'and thus to release the yoke 32, w ii'ch is then permitted to rise.

As is shown at Figs. 13 and 15, an ejector 89 is fastened on a slide 93, which is horizontally guided in the machine frame (see Fig. 5) and is pivotally connected with a rod 94, the rear end of which carriesa roller 97 and is suspended from some in 95 on the machine frame, by means of a link 96 and is connected with a helicai spring 98 attache'dto the machine frame. The spring 98 tends to-press the roller 97 on the periphery of a cam disk 92 fastened on the 'shaft only so much thatthe linotype' projects a little on the front from the molt 82 as is shown at Fig. 13, and the higher cam 92* is 7 adapted to push the ejector 'so far as to completely eject the linotype, as is shown at F ig. 15.

A cranked lever 112 (see Figs. 1, 1 11 and 12) is mounted in the machine frameN to rock and is rigidly connected with an arm carrying a roller 111, which normally bears on the periphery of a cam disk 80 fastened on the shaft 7 .1-. A horizontal rod 11.0 fastened above'in the machine frame N serves for guiding a slide 81 which is pivotally connectedwith the upper end of the lever 112 by means of a link 1155. 'hhe. slide 81 carries a pusher 81 which projects upwards in the vertical central plane of the two rails-o: and is adapted to push the composed line from the yoke 32 to.the rails a. means such as a spring eto..(not shown) are provided for pressing theroller 111 on the cam disk 80and pressing the pusher 81 from left to right in F g. 11.

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Some known rotatein the following manner: A shaft 52 (see Fig. 1) is mountedjn the machine 1 frame N to rock and carries two arms 51 and 53, of which the arm 51 is bent upward and en ages in the ath of the sleeve 50 of the yo e 32, while t e other arm 53 (see also Fig. 5) is 'pivotally connected with a lever 54, the right free end of which normallybears on a lug 56 that is provided on a gear wheel 55 (see Fig. 2) fastened on the shaft 71. The right end of the lever 54 is further pivot'ally connected by a rod 57 with a weighted horizontal arm 58 fastened on a horizontal shaft 59 which is mounted in the machine frame torock. A horizontal shaft 61 parallel to the shaft -71 is mounted in t e machine frame N j brake to turn and has fastens on it a pinion 61 i meshing with the gear wheel 55 and two parallel arms 65 between which abra-ke 69 is radially guided and on which a bent lever 64, 66 is mounted to rock. The short arm 66 is ivotally connected with the shank of the rake 69, which shank is connected with the navebf the two arms 65 by means of a helical spring 70. Loose onthe shaft 61 is a driving pulley 68, which is made in one piece with a rim 67 that on its outside serves'as' another driving pulle and on its inside serves as a l ither of the two pulleys 67768" is constantly driven from without. Fastenedon the shaft 59 below is a verticalarm 61 and the gear wheel 55.

' 58- on the arm 58 t e on t e arm 58v will pull the parts 57 and 54 downward and press the arm 60 with the ring 62 on the roller 63, whereby the brake 69 is pressed on the inside of the rim67 and the utter is thus connected by friction with the shaft 61 WhifiH is therefore set to rotate and to drive the shaft'71 by means of the pinion completinig one revolution the lug 56 on the gear whee 55 will strike the free right end of the lever 54 and raise the latter with the rod 57 and 'the weighted arm 58,. so that the s ring will pull inward the brake 69 and t us'disconnect the shaft 61 from the driving pulleys 67, 68 when. the shaft 71 with all the parts on it will sto By shifting the weight pressure of the brake 69 on the inside of the rim 67 can be regulated. That pulley 67 M68 which is not driven from without is adapted to drive by an endlessbelt 151"(see Fig. 2) a pulley on an'intermediate shaft 152, from which the power is transmitted to the traveling belt 17 by means of an endless rope 153 and suitable pulleys, and

further by means of another endless rope 154 the yoke32 fected in a known manner by On the shaft 71' at the left upwardly bent end 'to right by'a helical to the driving pulley 134 on a shaft 135" serv ing for driving the distributing mechanism,

that is to say three feeding screw-spindles 122, 122 by means of a suitablegearing.

The distributing mechanism may be essentially of any-known construction and we willv only point oii'tithe new features of our inventlon.

. Adjoining the rails a: mentioned above are two parallel rails 117, 117, with reduced parts 123 above and one rail 155 parallel to the first two below which the u per ones extend to a point beyond the le t endof the'distributer-rail 132 and are provided with detaining shoulders (see Figs. 17 to 20), of

114, while the lower rail 155 is only as long as the rails. 117, 117 and has a shoulder 115.

Against the shoulders 114, 1 14 and 115 three lugs of the last matrix m or space bar 8 on the right in the composed line are pressed by the pusher 81. The parts 123 o the rails 117,117 on the right side of the detaining shoulder 114 are made a little lower than the, rails 117, 117 and are adapted to guidethe upper lugs of'both the matrices m and the space bars 8, so that the matrices can engage in the teeth of the distributer-rail 132.-

iaclearly shown at Figs. 19 and 20, the lugs-" I "of t e space bars 8 are made as large a... those of'the matrices m, solthat they can "slide on the rails 117, 123, while they are-made higher and provided at their upperexternal corners f with pine for a purpose to be presently'de'-' scribed. The separation of the severalmatrices and space bars from the line is-efmeans of a pair of separators 116, 116, which are suspended from a crosshead at the free end of the horizontal arm of a bent lever 119 and are connectedtogether in theirfmiddle by means of a rod 1 16, while their lower ends are hooked and guided in verticalgrooves 118, 118 provided on'the outsides of the two rails 117,.

1 17. Parallel to the rails 117, 117 a shaft 125 is mounted in the machine frame,N to turn and is driven from-the driving shaft 135 (see Figs. 1 and 22) in any known manner, or

it may be in one piece with the shaft 135.-

It carries at its left end two cams 120 and 126 of which one 120 is adapted to strike a roller at the lower end of the pendent arm of the bent lever 119, while the other cam 126 is adapted to strike a roller at the free end of a lever 156 (Fig. 17 The lever 156 is by its shaft rigidly connected withn second lever 157 (F ig. 18) in the common plane, which lever withits reduced end engages in an eye of aplate 124 surfaces of the upperine', as is clearly shown.-

that slides on the to lugs of the composed The lever 157 is onstantlypressed from left spring 127 attached to I t will the machine frame. be understood, that on the cam 126 striking the corresponding roller thedevers 156 and .157 w ll be turned to the left, while on the roller being released the spring 127. will recoil and move the plate 124 to the right. The horizontal arm of the bent lever 119 is constantly .pressed upward by a helical spring 121 con- I necting its pendent arm with a suitable pin on the machine frame N. The two scp'arators 116, 116 may be connected with the lever 119 by an inclined helical spring as thrown to the rig t can readily engage in the square threads of the feeding screw-spindles 122, 122. Every matrix m is thereby caused to engage the teeth of theQ distributer-rail 132, while every space bar rwiu strike with its lower end the bent wall at the up or ends of, the two known guides 128 an on its lugs leaving the reduced parts 123 of the rails 117, 117 and engaging in a known manner in the two guides 128, the space bar "s will slide down the guides 128 and hang downwards on the lower bent ends of the latter, as

is shown atFig 1.' Here they are stopped by known detaining shoulders at theends of the guides 128 and they can be delivered'one after the otherin the known manner by means of the special key-lever 16 and rod 16. already mentioned above, they being soverally lifted over the detaining shoulders and allowed to fall down the cover above the left pulley ofthe traveling belt 17 and over the inclined late 19 between the star wheel'22 and the ast matrix ofthe line being composed. v I

Between thetop of the magazine 1 on the one hand and the distributer-rail 132 and the feeding screw-spindles 122, 122 on the other hand a movable bar :129 (see Figs. 1,"2 and 21) is disposed, which at its ends is suspended fromthe machine frame N by means of links 130, 130, so that it is permitted tolongitudinally move. The bar 129 is on the front provided with a series of vertical ribs 133,133 which correspond with the ribs 131, 131 on theinsides of the magazine 1 and serve for guiding thejnatrices dropping from the distributer-rail 132 and for conducting 7 them to the channels of the magazine.

The

' spaces between the ribs 133, 133 are on the front closed by a curved plate 145 (see Figs. 2 to 4) which is hinged at 146 on the rail 7 and can be turned downward for inspecting the channels between the ribs 133, 133.

I The bar'129 is pressed from right to left into its normal position shown at ig. 21' by a helical spring 158. It is provided on its right end with a horizontal extension 142 having a hole 143. On the machine frame N is a pin 140 (see Figs. 22 and 23), on which a bent lever 138, 139 is mounted. to rock in a vertical plane at right angles to the shaft 135. The horiiontal arm 139 of this leverhas a pm 141, which normally bears on the extension 142 and can engage in the hole 143 on the bar 129 being shifted to the right. The driving pulley 134 isloose on the shaft 135 and is yieldingly connected with the latter by means of a friction clutch 136 oi any known construction. The pulley\134 is constantly driven and. is permitted to turn on the shaft 135 should the latter be stopped either fromany of 'the screw-spindles 122, 122, or by means of the friction clutch 136, in case the bar 129 is'shift'ed to the right in Fig. 21, which is efiected as follows: The friction clutch 136 is provided with two opposite pins 137, 137, which norrnally nove past a pin .144- provided on the upper arm 138 of the bent lever 138, 138, since the horizontal arm of thelatter is supported by the extension 142. Should anymatrix get wedged be.

tween any two ribs 133, 133 and be moved further to the right by the rotating screw- -spii1dle 122, 122, it will take along wtthit the bar 129, so that the pin 141 on the dro ping arm 139 will engage in the hole 143 of t re extension 142 and the pin 144 on the upper arm 7 138 will engage in the path of the pins 137 ,5 137 and stop either of them and thereby the friction clutch 136 with the shaft 135, as

is shown at Fig. 23.

The linotype-machine described operates as follows: The bracket 31 (Fig. 6). is ad- .justed on the rod 30 in accordance with the desired length of the linotype to be pro duced. The 0 erator then depresses the several keys of t 1e key-board O in accordance with the manuscript etc., for delivering the res ective matrices m fromthe magazine an the space bars 8 from the lower ends of the guides 128. The star wheel 22.. pushes the matrices and space bars against the yielding resistant v forward to the left between the railst twhile overcoming the tension of the helical s ring 2'3. The projecting reduced end of t ie lever 24 after having caused the signal bellZS to sound by striking and releasing the. arm 26 .will strike the j bracket 31 and stop the resistant o wherc upon the operator turns the operating lever 33 downwards by meansof its handle 35, so that the hook 34 engages behind the last matrix in of the composed line and the operating lever 33 turns the three-armed lever 36, 37, 38 into its extreme position shownat 10. Thereby the pinching lever 25 is disconnected from the rod 41 and the composed line is set at liberty. Now the operator moves by means of the handle 35 and the operating lever 33 the composed line space bars 8 being driven upward to the left for transferring the latter to the vertically movable yoke 32, the extreme,

position being indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 6. At the moment that the part between the operating lever 33 and the handle35 strikes the springressed pawl 43, the latter Willbe pushed ofl its support 49, so that the yoke 32 now liberated will drop into its lowermost position while pulling upwards the lever 104 by means of the rope 99 until the roller 107 on the lever 115 strikes the cam disk 79. The composed line is then justified by means of any known device, 1tile e eeve 50 of the dropping yoke32 has struck the lever 51 for setting the shaft 71 to rotate in the manner. described above; ,The intaglio letters of the composedlineare" now opposite to the mouth of the mold 82 and the cam disk 72 rotating will push the mouth ofthe melting pot 73 against the mold 82 and thereby the latter against the composed line while turning the rail 84 a little to the front. Next the cam disk 74 releases the roller on the lever 75, so that the helical spring 76 means of the'lever 75 and the rod 75 drives downwards the piston 73 for forcing the molten metal into the mold 82, whereupon the cam disk 74 again strikesthe roller on' the lever 75 for raising the latter with the piston 73. Afterwards the cam disk 72 withdraws the melting-pot 73 and the cam groove 78 onthe drum 77 will by means pt the parts 88, 85, 87 and 83 shift the mold 82 from the position I to the position II 'while turning a little rearcast linotype from'the intaglio letters of "the composed line.

the slide 83 along the rail 84 the rear knife9l Will have trimmed the foot of the linotype. Meanwhile theyoke 32- with the composed line has been. raised into its uppermost position by the cam disk 79 in the manner described above. Thereupon the cam disk 80 will release the roller 111, so that the 1 .litt e from the mold respective spring (not shown) will. actuate the parts 112 and 113 for pushing by means of the pusher 81 the composed'line fromthe yoke 32 to the rails 1'; 117 again st thedetaining shoulders 114, 115. Afterwards the yoke 32 descends and returns to its initial position. Meantime the cam 92 on the cam disk 92 will by the parts 97, 94 and 93 push the ejector 89 into the mold 82, but onl so much, that the linotype projectsfla 82, as is-shown at' 'Fig. on the ejector 89 is Withdrawn d 82 and the cam groove 78 on will cause the mold 82 to be 13. Thereu from the 1110 the drum 77 shifted from the position II to the other one III.shown at Fig. '16, so that during this 7 movement the front knivesQO, 90 will-have tnmmedihe burs upon the mold 821is shifted back from the On the ejector 89 to withdraw the top of the During .the movement; of.

frame and adapted to receive from transfer ofthe linotype, where'- position III to thatIV and the larger cam 92 on the cam disk 92 causes the ejector 89 to eject the finished linotype (see Fig. 15) from the mold 82 to some galley not's own. withdrawing from the mold 82, the latter is returned to its initial position, whereupon the-shaft 7'1 completes itssingle revolution and is stopped in the manner described above. The lever =113 will by this time have been returnedto its initial po-' sition.

As already mentioned in the introductory part of this specification ourmachine is provided with further mechanisms or devices for accomplishing its worksatisfaotoiil which mechanisms or devices are not escribed here, as they are known and form no part of our invention. l The linotype-machine described may be varied in. many res ectswithout departing from the principleoi our inventionif; 1 .7

e claim:

- 1. In linotype and"othertypeicastingmachines, the combination with a. vertical magazine, of atraveling belt-ha 'g"-its part slightly inclined at the mouth of said magazine, an assembling]?v very oftsai mechanism adjoining the. deli traveling said magazine and the upper. art of saidtravcling belt for guiding the de' said assembling jecting the more from the-vertical line its upper end the nearer the rib is to the asse bling mechanism, so as to insure the scribed order ofsuccession of the matrices arriving at the assembling mechanism.

.2. In linotype and othert pe castin 'machines, the combination wit a air 0 cails ada ted to guide thematrices an s ace barswh' e being composedcto form a yoke vertically movable in the said resent-1t in position to the mold, an :means for ring the composed line from said pair of rails to said yoke, means for holding said yoke in proper position to receivethe com posed line and means for automatically. re-

of rails the composed line. and to a. lower the casting position.

3. Inlmotype and othertgpeicasfl j chines, thecombination Wit a. air'dfmils I q 120 a',-"-- of:a

adapted to guide the matricesrap s e whi eing composed to form a yoke vertically movable the machinofi'ame and adapted to receive from said position to :the mold, a latch in said yoke to upper v ashortdistance'f omdfl belt, and a plurality of ribs"between". i

95 vered matrices, 1

e, of a machine air 1 l pair of-rails the composed line and to presentat inar'lower -12 5 prevent it from droppingiuand means for transferring the composed whereby said yoke is released an e from said pair 1 of rails to said yoke While strikin said latch, m

easing the yoke and ada ted to guide the matrices and whi e being composed to" form a 4. In linotype and other type casting ma-.

adapted toreceive from saidpair of rails the.v

composed line andgto present it in a lower sition to the mold, and meanson said yiemg resistant for transferring the composed line from said pair of rails to said yoke,

. chines, the combination wit means for holding said yoke in proper position to receive the com osed line, and

means for automatically re easing the yoke and allowing it to drop intethe casting position. I

5. In linotype and other t pe castin maa air o rails ada ted to guide the matrices an s ace bars W 'ebeing composed to form a me, of a yielding resistant against which the matrices and spacebars are advanced, a yoke vertically movable in the machine fr me and adapted to receive from said pair of rails the comprised line and to present it in a lower position to the mold, means for reventing said. ielding resistant from reco' mg during its a Vance, an o crating lever on said yielding resistant and adapted to transfer the composed line from said pair of rails to said yoke, means for holding said yoke in proper position to receive the composed line, and means'for automatically releasing the yoke and allowing it to drop'into the casting p0- sition, and means on said yielding resistant w 'e being composed to form a and controlled by said operating lever for releasing the former and permitting it to re turn.

6. 'In linotype and other type casting machines, the combination with acpair of rails ada ted to guide the matrices ands ace bars line, of a yielding resistant against which the matrices and space bars are advanced, a yoke verti-- cally movable 'in' the machine frame and adapted to receive from said pair of rails the com osed line, a braking lever on said yielding resistant for normally preventing it from recoiling during its advance, an adjustable .stop on the machine frame for limiting the length of the line to be composed, a part rocking on said yielding resistant and controlling said braking lever, aspring tending to turn said part in one direction, a bolt on said part and ada ted to strike in its normal position said a justable stop, and an operating lever turnable on said yielding resistant and adapted on being turned into another osition to engage the last matrix compose for transferring the composed line to said yoke while turning said part in the opposite direction to withdraw said bolt and render-inoperative said braking lever.

7. In linotype and other type casting machines, the combination with a pair of rails adapted to guide the matrices andspace bars while being composed to form a line, of a yielding resistant against which the matrices and space bars are advanced a yoke vertically movable in the machine frame and adapted to receive from said pair of rails the composed line and to present it in a lower position to the mold, a latch in said yoke to prevent it from dropping, a brakin lever on said yielding resistant for norma y preventing it from recoiling during its advance, an adjustable sto on the machine frame for limiting the ength of the line to be composed, a part rocking on said ylelding resistant and controlling said brakmg lever, a spring tending to turn said part in one direction, a bolt on said part and adapted to strike in its normal position said adjustable stop, and an operating lever turnable on said yielding reslstant and adapted on being turned into another position to engage the last matrix for transferring the composed line to saidyoke while turning said part in the opposite direction to withdraw saidbolt and render inoperative said braking lever, it being adapted to strike said latch for releasing said yoke and permitting same to.drop mto the casting position.

8. In linotype and other t machines, the combination with t 1e yielding resistant v, of the braking lever 25 for preventing the resistant '0 from recoiling during its advance, the adjustable sto 31 for limiting the length of the line to e composed, the three-armed lever 36, 37, 38 rocklng on e casting the resistant 'v and controlling by means of its arm 38 the braking lever 25, the bolt 24 on the arm 37 adapted to strike the adjustable stop 31, and the operating lever 33 ada ted on being turned to enga c with its hooli 34 the last matrix compose for transferri-ng1 the composed line to the vertically mova e yoke 32 While turning the threearmed lever 36, 37, 38 by means of its arm 36 to withdraw the bolt 24 from the stop 31 and render inoperative the braking lever 25.

9. In linotype and other type casting machines, the combination with the airof rails t 't'for guiding the matrices an s ace bars while being composed to form a ine, the yieldingiresistant "v, the vertically movresistant 'v, of the braking lever 25 the adjustable stop 31, the three-armed lever 36,.

able yoke 32 with the latch 48 to prevent it machines, the combination with t yoke 32 while turning 37, 33 rocking on the resistant o and control' ling with its arm 38 the braking lever 25, the bolt 24 on the arm 37 adapted to strike the adjustablestop 31, and the operating lever 33 provided with the segment 45 and adapted on being turned to engage with its. hook 34 the last matrix composed for transferring the composed line to the vertically movable the three-armed lever 36, 37, 38 by, means of the arm 36 to Withdraw the bolt 24, from thestop 3l and render inoperative the braking lever 25, the segment 45 eng ging in the narrow passage between the two arms 36 and 37.

11. In linotype and other ty e casting e yielding resistant 41 provided with the guide'47, of the adjustable stop 31, the lever 37 rocking on the resistant o, the'spring-pressed bolt 24 rocking on the lever 37 and guide 47 and adapted to strike in its normal position the adjustable etc 31 and to turn guided in' the on being withdrawnthere om and to bear adapted to strike and release the with space bars while being composed to form a 11116, of a yielding resistant against which the matricesand space bars are advanced, a

yoke vertically I movable in the -,machine' frame and adapted to receive from said pair of rails the composed line, an operating lever mo'unted on said resistant to turn in aiverti cal plane and adapted on being turned downwards to engage the last matrix composed for transferring the composed line to said yoke, and means for'automaticaliy turning upwards said operating lever during the return of said resistant to its initial'position.

13. In linotype and. other .t .pe casting machines, the combination wit a pair of rails adapted to guide the matrices bars while being composed toform a line, of a yielding resistant against which thematrices and space bars are advanced, a yoke vertically movablein the machine frame and adapted to receive from said pair of rails the composed line, an operating lever mounted on said resistant to turn in a vertical plane and ada ted on being turned downwards to engage t e last matrix composed for transferring the composed line to said yoke, a rolleron said operatin lever, and a cam on the machine frame and adapted to turn upwards on being struck and raised by said roller during the movement of said resistant with said operating lever to said'yoke and to strike said roller and thereby turn upwards with a pair ofand space said operating lever during the return of said resistant to its initial position.

' '14. In linotype and other type casting machinrs,;tlie combination with a pair of rails adapted to guide'the matrices and space bars while being composed to form a line, of a yielding resistant against which the matvertically movablein the machine franz'e and adapted to receive from said pair of rails the composed line, an operating lever mounted on said resistant to tu'rn in a vertical for transferring the composed'line to said yoke, a roller on said operating lever, acam on the machine frame and adapted to turn with said operating lever to said, yoke" and tical position'during the return of said return said operating lever to 1ts initial po sition.

machines, 7 resistant o, of the operating-lever 33 thereon gaging t e last matrix composed, the handle 35 for moving the operating. lever 33 with the resistant o and the composed line forward 147on the operating lever 3 3 and the cam 148' hinged to the 'machine frame and adapted to be turned by therroller 147 during the forward movement and to strike same and thereby turn upwards the operating lever 33 during the return.

16. In linotypeand other ty e castingv .Inachine's, the combination with t e yielding resistant '0, of the operating lever thereon and adapted to be turned downwards for.

enga ing; the last matrix composed, the hand with the resistanto and the composed line forward to the vertically'movable yoke 32, the roller 147, onthe operating lever 33, the cam 148 hinged to the machine frame and 147 during the forward-movement and to lever 33 upwards into a sition durin the return, and-the leaf spring 150 adapter to actuate the roller-147 for turning the erected operating lever 33 into its'initial osition.

machines, the combination with a yoke vert1cally movable 1n the-machine frame and composed line of matrices and space bars to upwards on being struck and'raised by said roller during the movement of said resistant sistant to its initial position, and a leaf spring fastened on the machine frame and adapted to actuate said roller and thereby 15. In linotype and other type casting the combination with t e yielding and ada ted to be turned'downwards for ene 35 for moving the operatinglever strike same'and-thereby turn-the operating nearly vertical po- 1'7. In inotype and other type casting adapted on being dropped to present the rices and space bars are advanced, a yoke-'- lplane and adapted on being turned dowriwards to engage the last matrix composed Y Y to strike said roller'and thereby turn up f wards said operating lever into a nearly ver- V to the vertically movable yoke 32, the roller adapted to be turned'u'pwards bythe roller I the mold, of a mechanism for operating the melting-pot and the means for trimming and ejecting the .cast linotype, a driving shaft for driving said mechanism, a driving pulley loose on said driving shaft, a friction clutch fast on said 'riving shaft and comprising a sp 'ing-presser lever reaching with its free end to ear the shaft, a shaft at right angles to sair driving shaft, an arm fastened on said shaft and provided at its free end with an eye which surrounds said driving shaft and isadapted to press on the spring-pressed lever of said friction clutch for coupling it with said driving pulley, a weighted arm fastened on said shaft, and means controlling said weighted lever and adapted to be actuated by the dropping yoke for engaging .said friction clutch.

18. In linotype and other type casting machines, the combination with the driving shaft 61 adapted to drive the casting, trimming and ejecting mechanism, of the driving pulley 67, 68 loose on the shaft 61, the fric-,

tionclutcl165, 69 adapted to couple the shaft 61 with the driving pulley 67, 68 and com rising the bent lever 64, 66, the spring 70 or withdrawing the lever 64, 66 and thereby disconnecting the friction clutch 65, 69 from the driving pulley 67, 68, the shaft 59, the arm 60 havin the eye 62 surrounding controlling the weighted lever 58 and adapted to be actuated by the dropping yoke 32 for en aging the friction clutch65, 69.

19. n linotype and other type casting machines, the combination with a rail, of a slide movable' on said rail and carrying a mold, knives on said rail for trimming the foot and burs of the cast linotype, a shaft set by the dropping yoke or elevator to 1'0- tate, a cam drumon said shaft, a lever mounted on the machine frame to .rock and pivotally connected with said slide, a roller on said lever and operated from said cam drum, a cam disk on said shaft, and an ejector operated from said cam disk, said cam drum and said cam disk being so shaped, that first said mold is moved from the casting position to the ejecting position during which 1novcment the foot of the cast linotype is trimmed whereupon said ejector pushes the linotype a little forward in the mold and withdraws,

next' the mold is moved back from the ejecting position to an intermediate position dur-. ihg which movem nt the burs of the linotype are trimme afterwards the mold is moved to the ejecting position, whereupon the ejector'completely ejects the trimmed linot e and withdraws, and at last said mol is returned to the casting position.

20. In linotype and other type casting machines, the combination with the rail 84, of the slide 83 movable thereon and carrying the mold 82, the bracket 84 with the trimming knives 90, 90 and 91, the shaft 71 set by the dropping oke 32 to rotate, the cam drum 77, 78, the ever 85 rocking on the machiuc frame and pivotally connected with the slide.83 by means of the link 87, the roller 88 engaging in the groove 78 of the cam drum, the cam disk 92 on the shaft 71, and the ejector 89 thereby operated, the cam drum -77, 7S and the cam disk 92 being s'p shaped that first the mold S2 is moved front the casting position to the ejecting positipn during which movement the'foot of the crfst linotype is trimmed whereupon the ejector 89 pushes the linotype a little forward in the mold and withdraws, neXt the mold 82 is moved back to an intermediate position during which movement the burs of the linotype are trimmed, afterwards the mold 82 is moved to the ejecting position, whereupon the ejector 89 completely ejects the linotype and withdraws, and at last the mold 82 is returned to the casting position.

21. In linotype and other type casting machines, the combination with a distributorrail, of feeding screw-spindles, a pair of rails adapted to receive from the vertically movable yoke the line of matrices and space bars and extending to a point beyond the adjoining end of said distributor-rail and provided with shoulders against which the line is pressed, a pair of separators vertically guided for separating the matrices and space bars.

and lifting them b means of their upper lugs above the shoulders one after the other, a spring-pressed slide horizontally guided and adapted to strike the upper end of the separated and lifted matrix or spacebar andmachines, the combination with the-rails 117:,

123-provided with shoulders 114, of the se a-- ratu-rs'l 16 vertically guided for engaging eneath the up or lugs of the last matrix or space bar am lifting them above the shoulders 114, the spring-pressed slide 124' adapted to strike the upper end of the separated and lifted matrix or space bar and to throw it forward into the feeding screw-spindles 122,,

and the, cam 126 driven from the machine for periodically withdrawing the springprcssed slide 124 against the pressure of its:

spring 127.

23. In linotype and other type casting machines, the combination with the distributing mechanism comprising a drivingshaft with a friction clutch and a loose driving ulley, of a bar movable between said distri uting mechanism and the vertical magazine and provided with ribs corresponding with those of the magazine, it having a horizontal extension with a hole, and a bent lever rdck-- ing on the machine frame in a vertical plane 

